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The Altenex Market Report – Spring 2017: ISO-NE Market Overview

This article is adapted from the Altenex Market Report – Spring 2017, a comprehensive assessment of the policy, technology, and pricing developments shaping the North American renewable energy market.

ISO-NE Market Overview

About ISO-NE: ISO-NE coordinates the movement of electricity through Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and most of Maine. Created in 1997 and implementing its wholesale electricity market in 1999, ISO-NE offers over a decade of historical wholesale power price information that can be useful in the evaluation of power purchasing options in the region.

As illustrated, wholesale power prices in ISO-NE dipped to record lows in 2016, but have since ticked upward. Prices are expected to continue to slowly trend upward in the near-term. Around-the-clock pricing at ISO-NE NEMA Boston averaged $30.05/MWh in the past 12 months, and is expected to average $34.21/MWh in 2017, based on a combination of early 2017 prices and OTC power forwards, as of late March 2017.

What are the advantages of signing a deal in ISO-NE?[Available only in the full report.]

What are the challenges of signing a deal in ISO-NE?[Available only in the full report.]

The report is available to Edison Energy clients and to select commercial, industrial and institutional entities, jointly referenced here as C&I buyers. To request a copy of the report, please contact Christen Blum, Edison Energy, at Christen.Blum@EdisonEnergy.com

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